Asparagopsis taxiformis - surevans - 2014-05-01

Scientific Name:

Asparagopsis taxiformis

Common Name:

No common name

Taxonomic Group:

Algae

Reported by:

surevans

Report Date

01.05.2014

Report Status

Published

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Information

Latitude

36.052167469475

Longitude

14.188164174557

City

-

MPA

Marine Area in the limits of Dwejra

Upper Depth

5.00

Lower Depth

20.00

Abundance by Depth

1 - <5% cover, numerous individuals

Habitat

Infrastructure

No Data Available

Benthic Sediment

Rocky

Ecosystem

Algae communities

Comment

User: pjs [78] - Date: 2014-06-04 18:59:33:
This is Asparagopsis taxifomis sensu lato. The 'Asparagopsis taxifomis' of the Mediterranean consists of two cryptic species, one of which is an Erythraean immigrant (Lessepsian migrant) and the other is is of Atlantic affinity and may or may not be native. (Ref. Andreakis N, et al. (2007) Molecular Ecology, 16, 2285–2299.)